It is amazing at how quickly this month has passed by. I was concerned that it might be a really long month, especially if I couldn't find any good food deals and had to scrimp to get by. Luckily, that has not been the case. As this challenge is coming to an end, I'm trying…
The new week started for the grocery stores. There doesn't appear to be any money makers this week that I can take advantage of, but I was able to score 5 packages of Oscar Mayer Hardwood Smoked Turkey Franks which you may be able to do yourself if you can find peelie coupons. I also…
I have been surprised that now that this challenge is coming to an end, it is more difficult to choose what to purchase with my remaining money. Should I continue to buy basic foods in addition to what is on sale, or since I have enough food to last this last week, should I spend…
Hard to believe I'm down to the final week. Considering I started this challenge off in the hospital emergency room and I wasn't sure I would make it this far, it is nice to be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel. This also marks the day that I get to…
I should have known that not paying attention in math class would one day come back to haunt me. My math is so bad that I am seriously considering taking a calculator with me to the store from now on (although that still might not be enough). For awhile I thought I might have to…
I knew that today was going to be a tough day even before it began. I had finished off all my fruit and pasta and was running low on a lot of other things. I figured that for the first time, I would actually be eating like people imagined I would be eating when there…
I love peanut butter. I seriously love the stuff. If I hadn't been able to buy some for this challenge, it would have been immensely more difficult for me to stay on tract. I love peanut butter so much, I was willing to buy tampons to get some for free. I have no problem eating…
You know when you go on a trip and you forget your toothpaste or something else and you get angry with yourself because you knew you were going to forget something and despite that, you still forgot it? Then you have to go to a local store and pay an outrageous price for whatever you…
As I have mentioned before, I should have thought through that I really don't enjoy shopping or cooking before I decided to attempt this challenge. Add another thing I should have considered to that list: eating on $1 a day is not fun when you move around a lot. I have a house sitting job…
After getting all excited about the Kraft sample pack I received yesterday (and doing my little happiness jig around the house), reality set in when I went to the grocery store to claim my Deli Fresh sandwich meat (I was looking forward to having one for lunch) and finding that the store doesn't stock the…